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21.2 Marriage of Basilio and Quiteria
The group of the priest, Quiteria, Basilio and a gossiping woman is quite remarkable.
Drawing and engraving are quite good; this is one of the best prints of the whole set.
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| Image | 1818-Venezia-Alvispoli-06-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Francesco Novelli |
| Engraver | Francesco Novelli |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Se ti piacesse, crudele Chitteria, darmi in quest'estremo la mano di sposa... |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.1 Basilio’s deception 21.2 Marriage of Basilio and Quiteria |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | VI |
| Page Number | f.p. 51 |
| Image Dimension | 97 x 64 |
| Page Dimension | 155 x 95 |
| Commentary | In the center of the composition, Basilio, fakely stabbed, gets married with Quiteria; in the left background, Camacho gesticulates angry; in the right foreground, don Quixote and Sancho observe them.
The group of the priest, Quiteria, Basilio and a gossiping woman is quite remarkable. Drawing and engraving are quite good; this is one of the best prints of the whole set. |
| Notes | 1 - The position of Quiteria, Basilio and don Quixote has been partially copied after Paris: Didot, 1799. |